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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up

Union of Concerned Scientists

Paris, like many coastal cities in the US such as San Francisco, has a combined sewer system where after heavy rain events, pipes get overwhelmed and raw sewage can flow into nearby waters. EPA Supreme Court decision undermining the Clean Water Act and eroding the EPA’s ability to enforce it.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

By 2030, plastic production will contribute 1.3 This production process emits significant air and water pollution with severe health consequences for neighboring communities already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts like sea level rise, severe storms and flooding. .

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. The plaintiffs contended that the U.S.

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Federal Water Tap, February 21: EPA Watchdog Will Investigate Agency’s Drinking Water Lead Response in Michigan City

Circle of Blue

The EPA revises its methods for assessing the cost to communities of cleaning up sewage pollution. NOAA updates sea-level rise projections for U.S. With the funds, the Biden administration aims to complete cleanups at 22 priority sites by 2030. Financial Assessments for Clean Water Act Compliance.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Army Corps of Engineers’ issue of a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act for a new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Lawsuit Sought Critical Habitat Designation for Green Sea Turtles Whose Habitat Is Threatened by Sea Level Rise and Other Factors. WildEarth Guardians v.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

The court said that having remanded to the Corps for consultation under the Endangered Species Act, it was not necessary to determine whether the Corps “made a fully informed and well-considered decision” under NEPA and the Clean Water Act. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The approval of the permit was therefore contrary to law because climate change had to be considered “to some extent” in order for Ecology to act consistently with implementing regulations under the Clean Water Act and the Water Pollution Control Act. Washington State Dairy Federation v. 52952-1-II (Wash.

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